Motional
Senior Motion Planning Engineer - Safety-Layer
$172K–$229K
Boston, Massachusetts, United States +7 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Remote U.S.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Remote U.S. - Experience
- 3+ years; preferably in the AV industry.
- Education
- MS or PhD preferred in Control Theory, Robotics, Computer Science, Applied Math, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- All newly-hired employees are queried through E-Verify to verify identity and employment eligibility.
About the job
Designs and evaluates the autonomous vehicle safety-layer, refining motion plans and developing collision-avoidance maneuvers that meet safety requirements.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, and test trajectory synthesis and selection algorithms for safety-critical behaviors.
- Develop evasive maneuver planning with low-level control systems and evaluate perception inputs for safety-critical scenarios.
- Build simulation and analysis tools, define safety and performance metrics, analyze vehicle data, and support testing and event root-cause analysis.
What they ask for
- 3+ years developing motion-planning and collision-avoidance algorithms or components in an industrial setting.
- Strong modern C++ programming skills, including C++17 or C++20, with emphasis on high-performance, reliable systems.
- Experience with motion-planning concepts including trajectory generation, trajectory selection, prediction, collision detection, time-series processing, and data visualization.
- Familiarity with dynamic collision modeling, convex set processing, state-machine logic, multi-rate decision-making, and Linux-based operating systems.
Nice to have
- MS or PhD in Control Theory, Robotics, Computer Science, Applied Math, or a related field.
- Familiarity with machine learning, vehicle dynamics, SQL, Python, Gitlab, Bazel, VSCode / CLion, or AV simulation tooling; relevant publications.
Pay
$172,000 — $229,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
C++17, C++20, Linux, SQL, Python, Gitlab, Bazel, VSCode / CLion
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